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APPLICATION FILED IuLY 6,1920.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 6,1920.

1,356,460. Patented Oct. 19, 1920?.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM EMERSON MORRIS, OF MARIETTA, OHIO.

yTina Specification of Letters Patent.

kPatented Oct.` 1-9, 11920.

Application filed Jury 6, 192'0. serial No. 394,163.

To all whom it may Concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HEMERSON Monats, la citizen of `the United States, residing at Marietta, in the county of YVash ington and State of Ohio, have inventednew and ruseful Improvementsin'Ties, of .which of the rails and may be adjustably secured thereon and retainedin proper engagement with the rails.

A still further Objectis the production yof a hollow metal tie with means "for Iclal'nping the Vrails thereon whichavill permit l"of the arrangement of 'the clamps at varying desired positions transversely `of the tie, -but which Vwill `prevent l.the movement 'of the said clamps longitudinally or in a direction away from the rails which theyfengage.

A still further object is the provision in a metallic railway tieof means for 'clamping the rails thereon, and rwherein the tie is provided with slotsdisposed to one side and arranged parallel with the base of the rails,

openings arranged outward and at the cen-r ter of each of the slots, and restricted pas- `will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction, combination and operative arrangement of parts, such as is disclosed by the drawings.

Inithe drawings Figure 1 is a plan view showing two rails arranged on a tie and secured to the same in accordance with this invention.

ig. is a greatly `enlarged sectional 'view approximately on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. lFig. I3 1s a sectional view approximately on the'line 3--3 of F ig. 1. n fFi'g. fais ra'bottom plan View of the tie with Athe rails secured thereto. l

Fig. 5 `is a vplan view of a portion of the tie,'-the rails and the securing means there-v for being removed.

kbig y6 isa perspective viewlof foneof the v rail engaging clamps.

' Fig. 7 is Ya ksimilar view ofthe bolt member for engaging "the clamp.

Fig. 8 Vis aflongitudinal sectional view through the tie, illustrating a trough 'disL posed beneath the slots for preventing the sinking of the bolts should the securing means therefor become disengaged there? from.

The tie is indicated broadly by the numera'l'l, the saine comprising a hollow metal member constituting flat topplate 2, outwardly inclined yends 3 and youtwardly inclined sides 4.

' On the top of the tie,adj acentf to the ends thereof rest the rails 5. The top, rin lines parallel `with the longitudinal axis of the rails 5, andat points equidistant from the edges of the base flanges of the rails, is provided `with transverse slots 6 cwhich pref` erably have their end walls rounded. Ou*- ward of each of the slots `6, and approxi-l mately in a line with the center thereof, the top ofthe tie is provided withround openings 7. Between the openings 7 and the slots 6 are restricted passages 8.

The clamps for the rails comprise angle members, that is members that constitute rail contacting lips 9 and body portions 10 which are disposed below the lips. The body of each of the clamps has a bolt opening 11 therethrough.

rlhe bolts which engage the clamps each include a head 12 which is of a size to freely pass `through .the openings 7. From the head extends a substantially rectangularv shank 13. This shank is of a greater thickness than the width of the passages S, but is of a size to be snugly received in and to contact with the opposed walls of the slots 6. The shanks 13 are of a length slightly less than the thickness of the top ofthe tie. From the shanks 13 are centrally extending reduced threaded portionslthat are of a size to freely pass through the passages 8.

Thus, in arranging the bolts to engage the clamps, it is necessary that the heads 13 as well as the squared portions 14 of the shanks thereof be passed through the openings 7 so that the reduced threaded extensions 14 may be brought in a line with the passages S, so that the bolts may be moved within the slots 6. The bolts are then elevated so that the squared portions 13 thereof are brought into the slots and contact, as stated, with the opposed walls thereof. The bolts may be moved longitudinally to any desired point in the slots. The threaded portions 14 of the Shanks are passed through the openings 11 in the body portions 10 of the clamps, and thereafter nuts 15 are ap-` ,plied to the bolts. Suitable locking means may be provided for retaining the nuts locked on the bolts so that the clamps will be at all times firmly retained in rail engaging position.

The heads 12 of the bolts preferably have their inner faces, on which the Shanks are formed roughened or serrated, as at 16, and

if desired, the under face of the top 2 of the tie, opposite the walls of the slots therein may be likewise serrated, as indicated by the numeral 17. In addition to this, and as dis closed in F ig. 8 of the drawings, the under face of the tie may be provided with a trough-like member 18 arranged to the sides of the slots 6, the said trough having an opening 2O that communicate with the passage 8. This trough effectively holds the bolts against sinking when the same are arranged on the tie, thus facilitating the arrangement of the clamps on the bolts.

It is believed that the foregoing descripy tion, when taken in connection with the drawingswill fully set forth the simplicity of the construction, and the advantages thereof to those skilled in the art to which such inventions relate. It is thought merely necessary to state that the rail engaging clamps may be variously positioned so that the same will effectively engage with the rails, the said clamps, as previously stated, being positively held in rail engaging position. The shape of the tie is such that the roadbed will contact with the outwardly disposed sides and ends thereof, and the tie will thus be held from Sinking or from movement in either a lateral or longitudinal direction.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim, is z A hollow tie designed to have rails rest thereon, said tie having slots disposed at the sides and parallel with the base of the rails, openings arranged outward from the center of each slot, a restricted passage between each opening and each slot, a trough beneath each slot, angle clamps for engaging the base flanges of the rails, bolts for engaging said clamps each including a headed member having a squared shank portion and a reduced threaded portion extending from the said squared portion, said boltsrdesigned to pass through the said openings in the tie to permit of the Shanks being passed through the restricted passage and thereafter elevated to bring the squared portions of the Shanks in contacting engagement with the opposed walls of the slots, the threaded portions of the bolts designed to pass through the clamps, nuts engaging therewith, and contacting the clamps.

In testimony whereof I affix my si nature.

Y WILLIAM EMERSON MO RIS. 

